I was wondering...what requirements does your team have for students in order to stay on the team? (Such as academic performance, community service, etc.)

As far as I know, our team's only requirement is the one for sports (can't be failing more than one major class). I beleive most requirements are good except honor roll and stuff. Implementing this requirement, I feel, would stress even more the myth that you have to be a "geek" to be in robotics, and this is not very FIRST-like.

What, if anything, does your team require?

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-Set up and execute a robot demonstration to a local elementry school
-Set up and execute a community service project (all day)
-Create a fundraiser and raise $200
-Mentor a local Lego League Team, or OCCRA team
-Work 13 Ford Field Concessions events.

We don't mind. GM treats us well, and we are helping our community. The requirements are a good thing, it forces you to spread the message of FIRST. Its a very good idea to have requirements.

our team only asks for one thing, which is the most important of all and I believe all of the teams ask for this:

DEDICATION

No team wants people to show up just for the free food. Robotics just ask for some time to sacrifice, is that too much to ask?

*edit* We also have to pay a $20 CDN fee for food ($40 before and now $60 for me for some odd reason)
Try to get as much sponsors and fundraise as much as possible to lower prices of travel. But we have two major sponsor to thank that covers a lot of our expenses!

1.) Students must raise meet a minimum fundraising requirement in order to travel.

2.) Students must complete at least 10 hours of community service prior to build season.

3.) Students must complete a required shop safety course in order to do any work around the robot.

4.) Students must complete academic requirements and other requirements as per school rules in order to stay on the team.

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Anyway, my team is pretty much walk-on as long as you act reasonably sensible and do the work. We try to bring as many people as possible to comps and we prioritize mostly on work and neccessity to team.

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I'm a FIRST relic of sorts, I remember when we used PBASIC and we got CH Flightsticks in the KoP. In my day we didn't have motorized carts, we pushed our robots uphill, both ways! (Houston 2003!)

In order to "participate" with the team, our only requirement is that the students and their parents sign a contract that says you understand and agree to the requirements outlined for travelling with the team.

In order to travel to competitions / events with the team, we require:

1) A "C" average, and no grade less than a "C" in any class for the most recent grading period.
2) Participation in at least 50% of all meetings and fund-raisers.
3) Active participation in 1 or more sub-teams
4) Passing three written tests
a) History of SPAM & FIRST, general robotics, and shop safety (given at the end of fall)
b) Rules of the current year's game (given about 4 weeks into build season)
c) Design and Construction of the current year's robot (given the week after we ship)

In the fall we split into Rookie classes and Veteran meetings; anyone who didn't pass the tests from the previous year is considered a Rookie. Also, only veterans can mentor First Lego League teams.

Show up more then 2/3rds of the time (I think 2/3rds is right) and keep busy. Thats it to remain on the team. To travel, you must have a C average in every class, show up 2/3rds of the time and keep busy.

We are right in the middle of changing our team's requirements. We are pretty excited about implementing a new program which rewards the top performers while still letting minimally-active members attend FIRST competitions with the team. As DJ said, our team's grade requirements are strict (like Spam's)... all students must have a C- or better in each class in order to travel and participate with the team.

My team never had any hard-and-fast requirements for participating on the team. We had some travel requirements, but they were rather inconsistent. Anyone could go to regionals, but travel to Nationals was dependent on your contributions during the season, and you had to go to one regional in order to go to Nationals. We never had any problems with grades, so we never made any requirements in that regard. Also, the only written test we required was for drive team members, and it was on the game rules.

1. To be on Team 116, students must attend and PARTICIPATE in at least 60% of the meetings and work sessions.

2. To go on the trips to the competition events, they have to attend and PARTICIPATE in at least 80% of the meetings and work sessions.

3. They must have a C+ grade average during the prior grading period, and maintain it during the team season. If their grades drop below that level during the season, they can stay on the team under "probation" until interim reports cards, by which time they must pull their grades back up.

4. All team members must go through shop safety training, even if they are not on the Build Team.

-dave

p.s. I always wanted to add one more criteria, but couldn't get enough backing from the rest of the team (yet! I am still working on this one!):

5. All team members must be able to consume one dozen (12) Krispy Kreme original glazed donuts at a single sitting. Those wimps that can't are tossed from the team. Extra bonus points if you follow it with a pint of milk or 20 oz. Diet Coke.